Truth of the
rumours of unidentified criminals or “yaka” running towards Army
camps came to limelight when a young person who was in hiding behind
a wayside bush for reasons best known to him was captured by the
soldiers serving in Chavakachcheri area and handed over to the Police
on Saturday (17) morning around 7.45 a.m..

Soldiers
who are vigilant round the clock due to rumours of numerous incidents
in various parts of Jaffna had first seen a suspicious movement
behind a bush in Kanakampulleady area on Chavakachcheri-Point Pedro
road. Having observed a person sans clothes, soldiers had attempted
to reach him for inquiry before he began to run towards the nearby
Army camp on seeing approaching Army personnel.

However,
soldiers pursued the suspect in his nudity, arrested him and called
the Police immediately to the scene. Later, soldiers found his pushbike
parked in the jungle and his clothes packed inside the plastic container
on the handle of the bike.

The
suspect had been identified as Ramaiyah Kantheepan (27) of Sangaththanai,
Chavakachcheri.

Chavakachcheri
Police are conducting further investigations to ascertain his motive
to keep hidden beside the road and later to run towards the camp.